Reverse Engineering: The Most Complex Task for InfoSec PractitionersThe recent Codebreakers competition brought together cybersecurity specialists from more than 35 countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and South Africa. The competition revealed that reverse engineering is the most complex task performed by InfoSec practitioners. Reverse engineering comprises a detailed examination of software products or web applications to detect vulnerabilities or hidden features. Cybersecurity Skills Shortage and Skills Gap WorsenAccording to research, a vast majority of cyber professionals noted that the cybersecurity skills shortage and skills gap have not seen any improvement and have worsened. Experts from Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis team set a number of cybersecurity challenges in three different tracks: Threat Hunting with Yara2, Reverse Engineering, and Incident Response.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 17, 2023 10:57 UTC